Parents: Henry F. Hessig and Barbara E. “Ellen” (Williams) Hessig

02 February 1898……. Birth in Birdseye, Dubois County, Indiana[1],[2],[3]

1918……………………… Military Service Went to France with the Army 3rd Division

Family moved to Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana[4]

1918……………………… Wounded and gassed in action, then returned to the frontlines[5]

11 November 1918…. MIA[6]

08 December 1918…. Held in the German Prison Camp Rastatt, found after armistice was declared[7]

20 February 1920……. Andrew came home! Honored at Jasper, Dubois County, Indiana by American Legion-received a French Memorial certificate[8]

Resided at 517 E. Ninth Street, Jeffersonville, Dubois Co., Indiana

09 October 1920…….. Marriage to Goldie Clayton in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana[9]

22 October 1921…….. Daughter, Margaret L. “Margie” Hessig, born in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana[10]

April 1930……………… Andrew worked as an Auto Shop “Butbey Man.” Resided at 411 – 8th Street, Jeffersonville City, Jeffersonville Township, Clark County, Indiana[11]

April 1940……………… Resided at 929 Fulton Street, Jeffersonville, Jeffersonville Township, Clark County, Indiana[12]

November 1976……… Wife, Goldie Hessig, died in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana [13]

01 April 1981 Death in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana. [14],[15]**

[1] 1900 United States Federal Census [database online], Ancestry.com, accessed 11 March 2016; John A. Hessig, 09 June 1900, Clark, Perry County, Indiana, T623_397, page 4B, ED 0107; from Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900 (NARA microfilm publication T623, 1,854 rolls), records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, D.C. Attachment 1.

[2] 1910 United States Federal Census [database online], Ancestry.com, accessed 11 March 2016; Andrew Hessig, 21 April 1910, Jefferson, Dubois County, Indiana, T624_347, page 6B, ED 0052; from Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls), records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, D.C. Attachment 2.

[3] 1920 United States Federal Census [database online], Ancestry.com, accessed 11 March 2016; Andrew Hessig, 10 January 1920, Jeffersonville Ward 6, Clark County, Indiana, T625_425, page 9A, ED 13, image 340; from Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920 (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2,076 rolls), records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, D.C. Attachment 3.

[4] The Courier-Journal Newspaper (Louisville, Kentucky), “Boy Honored As War Dead to Receive Memorial in Person,” 20 February 1920, page 1, in www.Newspapers.com, (accessed 11 March 2016). Attachment 4.

[5] The Courier-Journal Newspaper (Louisville, Kentucky), “Boy Honored As War Dead to Receive Memorial in Person,” 20 February 1920, page 1, in www.Newspapers.com, (accessed 11 March 2016). Attachment 4.

[6] The Fort Wayne Sentinel Newspaper (Fort Wayne, Indiana), “Indiana. Missing In Action.,” 11 November 1918, page 8, in www.Newspapers.com, (accessed 11 March 2016). Attachment 5.

[7] The Logansport Pharos-Tribune Newspaper (Logansport, Indiana), “Two Hoosiers in German Prison Camps,” 08 November 1918, page 1, in www.Newspapers.com, (accessed 11 March 2016). Attachment 6.

[8] The Courier-Journal Newspaper (Louisville, Kentucky), “Boy Honored As War Dead to Receive Memorial in Person,” 20 February 1920, page 1, in www.Newspapers.com, (accessed 11 March 2016). Attachment 4.

[9] Indiana, Index to Select Marriages, 1780-1992 [database online], Ancestry.com, accessed 11 March 2016; John A. Hessig, 09 October 1920, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana. Attachment 7.

[10] U.S. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database online], Ancestry.com, accessed 11 March 2016; Margie Moneck, number 310-12-9727, death 11 November 1996, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana. Attachment 8.

[11] 1930 United States Federal Census [database online], Ancestry.com, accessed 11 March 2016; Andrew Hessig, 10 April 1930, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, T626_540, page 15B, ED 0013, image 334.0; from Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930 (NARA microfilm publication T626, 2,667 rolls), records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, D.C. Attachment 9.

[12] 1940 United States Federal Census [database online], Ancestry.com, accessed 11 March 2016; Andrew Hessig, 12 April 1940, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, T627_1031, page 6B, ED 10-9; from Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940 (NARA microfilm publication T627, 4,643 rolls), records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, D.C. Attachment 10.

[13] U.S. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database online], Ancestry.com, accessed 11 March 2016; Goldie Hessig, number 312-20-9221, death November 1976, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana. Attachment 11.

[14] The Courier-Journal Newspaper (Louisville, Kentucky), “Indiana Deaths,” 02 April 1981, page 61, in www.Newspapers.com, (accessed 11 March 2016). Attachment 12.

[15] U.S. Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database online], Ancestry.com, accessed 11 March 2016; Andrew Hessig, number 316-18-4764, death April 1981, Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana. Attachment 13.